The Fortune Society

What The Fortune Society does

The Fortune Society is a New York City-based nonprofit organization founded in 1967 that supports individuals involved with the criminal justice system in rebuilding their lives through direct services and advocacy. Its primary service population consists of justice-involved individuals with co-occurring mental health, behavioral health, and substance use needs who are often released to the community following arraignment or incarceration and are at high risk of recidivism absent timely connection to care.

The organization's core service model is peer-led and community-embedded, combining peer support, case management, behavioral health care, and harm reduction programming. Recent operational expansion includes on-site peer navigator placement inside Brooklyn Criminal Court and the deployment of a mobile medical unit operating 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. five days a week near the courthouse, offering psychiatric, nursing, and peer support services. These services are delivered in coordination with John Jay College of Criminal Justice's From Punishment to Public Health Initiative, the Kings County District Attorney's Office, and Community Healthcare Network.

The Fortune Society does not generate revenue through commercial pricing; it is funded primarily through government grants and municipal settlement allocations, including the New York City Opioid Settlement Fund (part of a $12 million investment across seven nonprofit partners) and a $3,999,011 award from the U.S. Department of Labor. Its headcount of 251-500 employees supports service delivery across all five NYC boroughs, with the 2026 funding expected to underwrite approximately 500 additional peer specialist positions over four years.

Name

The Fortune Society

Website

https://fortunesociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Fortune Society is a 1967-founded New York City nonprofit that delivers peer-led mental health, substance use, and reentry services to justice-involved individuals, operating courthouse-based and mobile outreach programs across the five boroughs in partnership with NYC government and academic institutions.

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Product category

Social and Behavioral Health Services for Justice-Involved Individuals

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Individual and Family Services (6241), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) & Addiction Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mental Wellness & Resilience Education (Non-clinical) (EDAAAHAK)

Keywords

• Reentry services
• Behavioral health
• Peer recovery support
• Addiction recovery
• Criminal justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Opioid Settlement Funding: The Fortune Society receives funding from New York City's Opioid Settlement Fund as part of a $12 million investment distributed across seven nonprofit organizations to support peer-led addiction recovery and harm reduction programs.

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Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

The Fortune Society is a nonprofit organization that delivers peer-led behavioral health, substance-use recovery, and reentry services to justice-involved individuals in New York City. Its core offering includes on-demand mental health and wraparound support at Brooklyn Criminal Court, mobile medical unit deployment for psychiatric, nursing, and case management services, street outreach across the five boroughs, and workforce development programs supporting 500 new peer specialist positions over four years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brooklyn Criminal Court Behavioral Health and Wraparound Services On-demand mental health and wraparound support program providing immediate behavioral health care, peer navigation, and connection to ongoing treatment for individuals released following arraignment at Brooklyn Criminal Court, designed to prevent cycling back into the justice system.
• Mobile Medical Unit Services Mobile outreach unit offering psychiatric, nursing, case management, and peer support services to individuals near Brooklyn Criminal Court and across the five boroughs, targeting justice-involved individuals with behavioral health needs.
• Peer-Led Addiction Recovery and Harm Reduction Services Peer-led substance-use recovery and harm reduction program supporting peer counseling, street outreach, recovery coaching, and workforce development across New York City's five boroughs for individuals affected by opioid use disorder.
• Peer Specialist Workforce Development Program Workforce development program that recruits, trains, and deploys peer specialists with lived recovery experience to deliver counseling, street outreach, and recovery coaching services across New York City's five boroughs.
• Street Outreach Program Street-level outreach program staffed by peer workers engaging individuals with opioid use disorder and behavioral health needs across the five boroughs, linking them to recovery, harm reduction, and treatment services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% decline in overdose deaths citywide in 2024 (from 3,046 to 2,192 deaths)
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• John Jay College of Criminal Justice - From Punishment to Public Health InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026John Jay College's From Punishment to Public Health initiative partnered with The Fortune Society, Kings County District Attorney's Office, and Community Healthcare Network to deliver on-demand mental health and wraparound services at Brooklyn Criminal Court. The program launching summer 2026 will station peer navigators inside the courthouse.
• Kings County District Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Partnership to deliver on-demand mental health and wraparound services targeting individuals released to the community following arraignment at Brooklyn Criminal Court, aiming to connect them with immediate behavioral health care before cycling back into the justice system.
• Community Healthcare NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Healthcare provider partner in the Brooklyn Criminal Court mental health initiative, providing psychiatric, nursing, case management, and peer support services through a mobile medical unit deployed near the courthouse.
• Phoenix HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026One of seven nonprofit recipients of the $12 million NYC Opioid Settlement Fund investment for peer-led addiction recovery programs. Phoenix House hosted the Mayor's announcement and serves as a key partner in the city's expanded peer specialist workforce development initiative.
• Samaritan Daytop VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Nonprofit recipient of NYC Opioid Settlement Fund for peer-led substance-use recovery services, supporting expanded peer counseling, street outreach, recovery coaching, and workforce development programs across the five boroughs.
• Odyssey HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Partner nonprofit in the $12 million peer addiction recovery investment, contributing to the city's goal of reducing overdose deaths by 25% by 2030 through expanded peer specialist positions and recovery services.
• ExponentscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026One of seven community-based organizations receiving Opioid Settlement Fund dollars to support 500 new peer specialist positions over four years through expanded peer counseling and harm reduction programs.
• Community Health Action of Staten IslandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Staten Island-based nonprofit partner in the city's expanded peer-led substance-use recovery services, supporting mobile outreach and workforce development across the five boroughs.
• The PillarscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Nonprofit partner receiving Opioid Settlement Fund investment to support peer-led addiction recovery and harm reduction programs, contributing to the city's 25% overdose reduction goal by 2030.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Employment Opportunities: National nonprofit providing employment services to people returning from incarceration; directly comparable to Fortune Society's reentry and workforce development focus, with overlapping NYC presence and similar peer-driven delivery model.
• Osborne Association: NYC-based nonprofit serving justice-involved individuals and their families through reentry, housing, and advocacy programs; highly comparable service portfolio and target population to The Fortune Society.
• Phoenix House: One of the six other NYC nonprofits sharing the $12M opioid settlement; provides residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery, and workforce development across NYC, making it a directly comparable peer and co-recipient.
• Samaritan Daytop Village: Large NYC-based nonprofit offering substance use treatment, mental health services, and reentry support; co-recipient of the $12M opioid settlement and a directly comparable peer in peer-led recovery and workforce programs.
• Odyssey House: NYC nonprofit delivering substance use treatment, mental health, and housing services; also a partner on the $12M opioid settlement initiative, making it a near-identical peer in scope, geography, and funding sources.
• Exponents: NYC nonprofit providing behavioral health, harm reduction, and reentry services to justice-involved individuals with substance use needs; one of the seven settlement co-recipients and a closely aligned peer organization.
• The Doe Fund: NYC nonprofit providing workforce development, transitional housing, and reentry services through paid work programs; closely comparable to Fortune Society's peer specialist workforce development model.
• Exodus Transitional Community: NYC reentry nonprofit offering housing, workforce development, and behavioral health services to formerly incarcerated individuals; directly comparable population, geography, and program mix.

Broad incumbents

• Volunteers of America: Large national nonprofit offering a broad portfolio of reentry, behavioral health, and housing services; comparable in service mix but operates at much larger scale across many states.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit focused on workforce development and job training for disadvantaged populations, including justice-involved individuals; comparable in workforce development mission though broader in scope and geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thefortunesoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/fortunesociety

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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